Self-service-store directory



O. STAVIG SELF SERVICE STORE DIRECTORY 3 Sheets-Sheet 1,

Filed May l25,v 1922 Juny 37,1923. 11,4639@ O. STAVIG SELF SERVICE STOREDIRECTORY Filed may 25, 1922k 3 Sheets-Shea?I 2 4 f5 Patented July l?,1923..

OLAF STAVIG, OF SEATTLE, EVASHNGTON.

SELF-SERVICE-STOR-E DIRECTORY.

Application filed 'May 25, 1922. Serial. No. 563,563.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that OLAF SrAvrG, a citizen of the United States, residingat Seattle, in.

the county of King and State of Vashington, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in a Self-Service-Store Directory; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a sign and more particularly to one adaptedfor use as a directory.

lt is aimed to provide a novel means whereby customers of stores of theself-serv-` ice type where the customer himself removes the article orcommodity from the shelf, counter or the like, may be apprised 0f theexact location of the article, commodity or goods to thus perhapsovercome the greatest drawback tol self-service stores, namely thenecessity of customers searching at random through the store to locatethe article or commodity desired.

Another object is to provide in such an article al novel construction ofsign board which may be normally mounted in a protective casing or frameand employ novel fastening means thereon to maintain it in a utileposition.

A third object is to provide a new construction of sign board utilizingchannel elements to receive display panels and with the elementsoverlapping each other and secured together in a novel and efficientmanner to conserve space without sacrifice of strength of the boardbetween the panels and in a manner which will appear in detailhereinafter. A

With the above and additional objects such as will become apparent froma consideration of the description following, in view, the invention hasbeen embodied in one practical form as illustrated in accompanyingdrawings. y.

ln said drawings Figurel is a front elevation;

Figure 2 is a rear elevation;

Figure 3 is an edge view;

Figure 4 is a transverse section on line 4-4 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a longitudinal section on line 5-,5 of Figure 1;

y Figure 6 is a.v bottom view with the closure bar open and. the signboards removed.

Figure 7 is an enlarged elevation of one of the sign boards.

Figure 8 is a rear view of one of the sign boards.

Figure 9 is a longitudinal sectional'view through one of the signboards.

Figure 10 is a detail perspective viewV partly in section illustratingthe mounting of the latch for the sign board, and

Figure 11 is a plan view of a directory sheet.

Like reference characters designate or similar parts in the differentviews.

In reducing` the invention to practice, a protecting frame is providedat A and may be made from any suitable material. jacent the top thereofa suitable'title may be delineated as at 11, and if desired covered by atransparent protecting panel at 12. The frame has longitudinallyextending rails 13 with a longitudinally extending partition rail 14a`intermediate the same and which rails are connected with an uppertransverse rail 15 and lower transverse rails 16 and 17, spaced apart asat 18 and the latter being narrower than the former and spaced above itslower end. Thel rails 13, 14 and 15 are grooved or rabbeted as at 19 andin line with the spaces 18. Disposed in said grooves 19 and insertiblethrough the spaces 18 are glass 0r other transparent panels at 20.Securing strips 21 are screwed or otherwise removably fastened as at 22to the back of the rail 16, whereby the panels are held within thegrooves 19, particularly against downward movement. Grooves 19 of therails 13 and 14 preferably have metallic channel members or strips'23nailed or otherwise secured therein as at 24. The strips 23 overlap thepanels 20 and assist in securing them in place.

Slidable into and out of the channels strips 23 are suitable sign boardsgenerally designated A. rEhe construction of frame 10 shown accommodatestwo sign boards but of course it is to be understood that it may beadapted to a single lsign board or to a greater number than two, ifdesired. Adjacent the lower ends of the boards A', latches 26 areprovided having shanks 27 swiveled in the sign boards and at one endprovided with manipulating heads 28 and at the other end with a lug 29movable into and out of a slot 30 of the board. When the lug 29 isprojected, it overlaps the top of like the rail 17 thuspreventing'downward slid-4 ing movement or displacement of the sign.board. However, through turning move-A ment of the portions 28, the lugs29 are retracted within the slots 30, whereupon the: boards A- may bereadily withdrawn.

A closure 'or supplemental securing meansl for the boards A is providedin the nature` of a bar 31 hinged as at 32 to one of they rails 13 formovement toward and from the. space 18. Any suitable means may be provided whereby the closure bar 31 is secured'. in a closed position,either temporarily or4 permanently. To ,this end, the bar may haveasecuring leaf 33 pivoted thereto and'` providedy with an opening 84 toreceive a, staple 35, located on one of the rails 13. A. padlock or thelike, if desired, may be passed. through the staple 35 as indicated at36.

The space intermediate the bar 31 and the rail 17 provides sufficientclearance formanipulation of the heads or ends 28.

Referring now to the specific construction.

of the boards A', a base or backboard consisting of a sheet of metal maybe provided. as at 37. Display panels are provided at 384 forVdisposition in holders or retainers 39. Each retainer39 is of channelconstruction having grooves at each longitudinal edge.` provided by aloop-shaped flange 40 integral. therewith and at their upper edge and byan. S-shaped flange or double loops as at 41.

and 42. The retainers 39-are generally in y clined with respectr to thebase 37 and are: soldered yor otherwise secured thereto. rlheloopflanges 40 are slidable4 into the flanges 41 and preferably solderedthereto. This; provides a very compact disposition of thel holdersinasmuch as the lower flange of: one holder and theupper flange of theyadjacent holder overlap each other and disposed substantially in thesame space. rThis is. important in a directory where the conservationofspace isa prime factor.

The base 37 is provided with a forwardly and downwardly extending flange44 at its uppery end ywhich overlaps the uppermost flange 40 and ispreferably soldered thereto. The lower extremity of the base 37 may bevreturned as at 45 and at its upper end soldered or secured to thelowermost flange or loop 42. The shank 27 is yjournaled intermediate theback of base 37 and the returned portion 45. Also intermediate the saidback and returned portion, a block 46 is disposed to prevent downwarddisplacement of the shank `27 when the lug 29 is completely within theslot 30.

The display panels 38 may be of any suitable material for instancepaper, pasteboard, Celluloid or metal and each one has ydelineatedthereon in any suitable manner, the

Lacasse of an index panel and contain for instance,

the wordl section and shelf l" of the former heading a column ofnumerals provided by the different numerals and the latter heading acolumn of letters of the alphabet provided byl thediflerent panels.Longitudinal reinforcing` strips 47 may be soldered or otherwise securedto the flanges v42 and serve to definefthe space in which the names ofarticles or commodities occur, the space in which the numerals occur and'the space in which the letters occur.

1t will be seen that the display panels 38 may be readily removed andreplaced in the board A so that the directory will accord with thearrangement of the goods or coin- .modities to be sold according to thesections and shelves, or the equivalent where they are located. Also itwill be obvious that the boards A may be readily removed by manipulationof the latches 26 and the bar 31. The arrangement of the directory isparticularly useful in a self-service storesince the main drawback isthe fact that the grou i cery commodities are difiicultto locate. Bvarrangingrthe goods and commodities ac@ -cording to sections andshelves,"in combination with the directory,pthis drawback is overcome. f

The same directoryidea may be carried 4out on a single sheet or theequivalent,-by

having the commodities listed in rows as at i 50 in Figure 11 of thedrawings, the section numbers being indicated as at 51 andthe yshelvesas at 5,2.y 1

It is to be understood thatthe title of the directory as shown thereonmaybe varied -or even omitted if desired and also that the ltitlessection and shelf may be varied according to conditions. f

As merely one practical embodiment has been illustrated and described,it is to be understood that changes in the details maybe resorted tolprovided they fall within the spirit and scope of the invention.

1 claim as my invention 1.`A sign of the class described consisting of aframe, a transverse rail on said frame, a sign board insertible"4 intosaid frame, fastening means on the sign board to engagel said rail, aclosure bar below said rail, and said closure bar and rail being spacedapart to permit access to said fastening means for operation.

2. A sign of the class described Vconsisting loe of the board having alug movable into and out of the board, and said llug adapted to overlapthe frame tol prevent detachment of the board. y 3. A sign ofthe classdescribed consisting of a frame, provided with grooves, a transverserail on said frame, a sig'nboard insertible into said grooves, fasteningmeans on the signboard to engage said rail, a closure bar below saidrail, said closure bar and rail being spaced apart, and manipulatingmeans for said securing means disposed and operable intermediate saidrail and bar.

4. A sign of the class described consisting of a frame provided withgrooves, a transparent panel disposed therein, channel members disposedin said grooves in retaining relation with said panel, transverse railsin spaced relation, and boards intermediate said rails into saidretaining members, a securing strip for the panel secured to one of saidrails the other rail being disposed above the vlevel of' the firstmentioned rail, a closure bar for the frame disposed below saidl loops,said flanges adapted for disposition in said outer loops, said basehaving a flange secured to the uppermost flange of the holder, and saidbase having a returned portion secured to the outer loop of thelowermost holder, and securing means mounted by said base intermediatethe same and the returned portion.

6.*A sign board consisting of a base, a panel holder thereon having aloop, said base having a returned portion secured to the loop, securingmeans intermediate the returned portion, and adjacent part of the base,said means having a latch lug, said base having a slot through whichsaid lug may be projected, and a rest means for the lug intermediate thereturned portion and adjacent parts of the base to prevent displacementof the securing means.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OLAF STAVG. Witnesses:

EINAR S'rAviG, F. W. ROBERTS.

